A significant high-level international meeting on the situation in Afghanistan recently took place in Doha. This letter addresses the outcomes of that meeting. We ask all participants of the Global Campaign for Peace Education for your signature and support of all efforts to protect the human rights of the Afghan people.
The Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute is pleased to announce the call for papers for this year’s Georg Arnhold International Summer Conference, which will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media in Braunschweig, Germany, from June 26 to 29, 2023.
Advocates for Afghan Women Scholars and Professionals, among many groups striving to bring at-risk Afghans to safety, welcome this step forward with the Departments of State and Homeland Security’s endorsement of the Afghan Adjustment Act reported here by Human Rights First.
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) cordially invite you to Nuclear weapons and human rights, an online event on February 28 to commemorate Nuclear Remembrance Day, World Future Day and the final day of WeTheWorld 40 Days of Peace.
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s theme relates to ‘Equality’ and Article 1 of the UDHR – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
Human Rights Day is coming soon! Welcome to HREA’s webinar to discuss, advocate, and promote “Freedom of Expression: Rights to Protest” on Friday, December 10th, at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST.
To celebrate World Children’s Day, HREA invites you to discuss, advocate, and promote “Every Right for Every Child” in our webinar on Friday, November 19.
Join the University of San Francisco School of Education for this virtual event on October 9 to launch the new book “Educating for Peace & Human Rights: An Introduction” by Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj.
The present terms of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan expire on September 17. The human rights of Afghan women and girls may depend upon its continuation and expansion.
As the fate of Afghanistan falls into the tightening grip of the Taliban, International Civil Society continues to call for action to mitigate the human suffering and keep alive the possibilities for peace. We encourage all members of the GCPE to find an action or actions to call upon their own governments and UN representatives to take up the cause of human rights and peace in Afghanistan.
Colins Imoh, a Nigerian peace educator, reflects on how some of the basic concepts of peace education, among them, equality, solidarity, and universality, are challenged by the unprecedented conditions of a pandemic in which all are literally “in fear for their lives.”
What can peace education provide given the complex scenario of Puerto Rico and the COVID response? Anita Yudkin puts forth some ideas on addressing the pandemic based on general principles of educating for peace, in its interrelationship with human rights and sustainability.